Red

Red blood was shed as their land was taken Red graves lie unmarked behind shuttered schools Treaties flouted through Parliament's rules With redskins confined to reservation Red songs unsung and red tongues forgotten Tear off the scab of self denial Beneath the skin all our blood is red Together mourn unforgotten dead Canada's past is now on trial Time to reright the Indian File. ______________________________________________________________ It's Canada Day here tomorrow but like many I find myself dwelling on the darker aspects of our history. Form - Sonnetina Cinque http://thepoetsgarret.com/2010Challenge/form7.html